hello guys

I am a happy TTRE owner, just got back from a 4000 miles european summer tour... you can view itinerary and photos here:
http://web.onetel.com/~dieg0/easyrider/

please let me know your thoughts and comments.
i want to do africa, next year.

i can list here some points, that indicate why i am a happy TT600RE owner:

• in the london traffic the bike is very agile and maneuverable. nippy and fast enough.

• you can travel with it, it takes racks for the rear and for side luggage (people in these treads have been all over the world).

• maintenance is cheap and very little.

• it's a very simple bike, the air-cooling system is great. this is one of the last engines built to last.

• other modern bikes in the same category are all made with lighter and lighter materials.
very light engines, for great performances, heat-up too much and need liquid-cooling systems, which make the bikes more complicated (more things that can go wrong).

• it just looks beautiful!
its simplicity and its spartan look earn big respect in the traffic and in any road.

• other better performance bikes, like all those gorgeous KTM, are beautiful and have great performances, but they're not built to last, plus they are mostly owned by trendy kids in orange/black who can just follow fashion.... we don't wanna be mistaken for one of those

• yeah, it has some bad points too... but not many, and it doesn't pretend to be perfect.

waiting to hear from you guys.... more positive points to add to the list, and some negative ones too?
we should start a community website for TTR / TTRE owners and their trips around the world!
cheers
diego